Which of these boys names do you like the best?

[mummyloveslucy]

Hi, we are TTC at the moment. I'd like to choose names before I become pregnant, as last time my hormones went wild and my daughter nearly had a name that makes me crynge now.

We always thoght our boys name was sorted. It was going to be Oliver. I do love the name, but I realise it's quite popular now. That doesn't really bother me too much, as I do love it.

Now I like:

Oliver David- (after DH's late dad)

Barnaby James- (or another single sylable name)

Hugo Elliot.

Which do yo like the best?

Oliver is ok, as you say it is extremely popular right now but if that doesn't bother you then go with that.

From your other names I like Elliot the best.

Got to be Barnaby. Fantastic. Might rename DS!

Barnaby James is BJ

Oh yes! Definatly another middle name then! Does David go with it?

David Oliver?
There are very few Davids about
But I love Barnaby and Eliot too.

No, I do like Oliver better than David. No ones voted for Hugo yet.

I think they are all nice, so why not keep a short list of three and decide later.
Barnaby is the only one I would be cautious of as you don't really want the nn barney (as in the purple dinosaur).

Can we hear DD's name to see how they go together maybe?

I vote Hugo! Love it.

I do like Barnaby a lot but would worry it may get shortened to Barney which I really dislike.

Oliver is really quite dull, sorry.

I haven't seen Barney for years! Is it still on? We do tend to shorten or give nick names so maybe Barney would be used qite a lot.

Hugo Elliot I love :)

My daughter is called Lucy.

I really don't like Barnaby - it's kind of twee and makes me thinks of bananas, bumble bees and purple dinosaurs.

Hugo is quite posh sounding, but still nice.

Oliver is lovely but is quite high in the baby name popularity lists.

Ha, ha! I do see your point. That might be why DH wasn't that impressed. I like the fact that Hugo sounds posh, as long as it doesn't sound poncy.

I think I'd go for Oliver James as I like those two names best :)

Out of those six names, I prefer Oliver. Or James.

Oliver - loads of them about
Barnaby - sorry don't like it, ok on a cute kid but not on a grown-up
Hugo - definitely the best of the three, but bit of a mouthful with Elliot. Better with David or James

Hugo - its on my shortlist for number 2 due in June. (although convinced I'm having a girl!)
I do like all the other names though too, my nephew is an Elliot x

Hugo was a middle name if DD had been a boy, it's lovely.

Barnaby - I reaaly wanted on our listbut DH said no because of the dinosaur. I still love it though.

Oliver David - really nice
Barnaby James - love this
Hugo Elliot - don't like either of these

depends where you live. we live in a Middle Class area of the home counties and according to my children, kids with some of these names would get bullied at their comprehensive school.

Oliver David (or Elliot Hugo)

What about Oliver Hugo

We are home educators, so we don't have to worry about bullying.

Saying that, we don't want a name that people might have a secret giggle at either.

My daughter made a wish the other day and said "please could I have a little brother called Oliver, or a little sister called Rosie. (Not sure about Rosie)
Itwas very sweet that she chose Oliver though. I think we'll go for that. It might be quite popular, but at least it won't get any giggles.

Oliver David definitely. Not keen on either of the others....name popularity changes and, although Oliver has always been around a la Thomas, William, James etc.. it has peaked in the past 5 years and in 5 years time we'll probably be saying the same about Henry, George, Sebastian etc...if this website and another popular one are to go by Oliver might well not be no. 1 once the 2011 names come out...it actually only has been no. 1 from 2009-2010 so far...

Go for it and good luck!